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Municipality

Caraga

Caraga is a municipality in Davao Oriental, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 39,630 in the 2024 census, and it has 17 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Caraga by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BagangaManayMaragusanNew BataanPantukanAlvar: 695 people, 72 per km², 0.24% a yearCaningag: 1,186 people, 80 per km², 0.78% a yearDon Leon Balante: 1,123 people, 187 per km², 2.00% a yearLamiawan: 1,521 people, 88 per km², 0.62% a yearManorigao: 1,740 people, 174 per km², 1.12% a yearMercedes: 1,292 people, 11 per km², 1.99% a yearPalma Gil: 1,800 people, 21 per km², −1.13% a yearPichon: 4,552 people, 52 per km², −1.97% a yearPoblacion: 5,123 people, 506 per km², −1.62% a yearSan Antonio: 2,265 people, 174 per km², −0.71% a yearSan Jose: 1,635 people, 186 per km², 0.55% a yearSan Luis: 2,521 people, 309 per km², 0.29% a yearSan Miguel: 1,270 people, 111 per km², 2.67% a yearSan Pedro: 2,960 people, 281 per km², 0.66% a yearSanta Fe: 2,118 people, 278 per km², 1.05% a yearSantiago: 2,727 people, 150 per km², 0.61% a yearSobrecarey: 5,102 people, 36 per km², 0.21% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    39,630

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 7.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 7 of every 100 people in Davao Oriental lived in Caraga in 2024 (6.72%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    barangays

  • LandSources

    800.15 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Caraga's land would fill a square about 28.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 50 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per 2 hectares if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    10,848

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    25.8%

    About 26 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1102504000[4]Formerly 112504000
ZIP code
8203[17, 18, 19]

People

Caraga had 39,630 people in the 2024 census, up 7.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Caraga had the 7th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental in 2024[1]
  1. 4Baganga59,796
  2. 5Banaybanay46,231
  3. 6Cateel45,623
  4. 7Caraga39,630
  5. 8Manay39,271
  6. 9San Isidro35,984
  7. 10Tarragona27,349
All 11 cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 78 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion5,12313 in 100
  2. Sobrecarey5,10213 in 100
  3. Pichon4,55211 in 100
  4. San Pedro2,9607 in 100
  5. Santiago2,7277 in 100
  6. San Luis2,5216 in 100
  7. San Antonio2,2656 in 100
  8. Santa Fe2,1185 in 100
  9. Palma Gil1,8005 in 100
  10. Manorigao1,7404 in 100
See all 17 barangays of Caraga
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.3%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.9%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,5881,8351,753
5 - 94,4962,3432,153
10 - 144,7462,4442,302
15 - 194,0492,0751,974
20 - 243,4471,7791,668
25 - 293,0361,6441,392
30 - 342,7491,4561,293
35 - 392,3631,3081,055
40 - 442,2871,2561,031
45 - 492,0181,107911
50 - 541,788946842
55 - 591,490785705
60 - 641,329696633
65 - 69904436468
70 - 74617285332
75 - 79391182209
80 years and over389147242

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
39,630[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
10,848[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao Oriental, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
6.72%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
25.8% (10,225 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
20,724 men, 18,963 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202439,630[1, 2]−0.04% a year10,8483.7
2020as of May 1, 202039,704[1]−0.35% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201540,379[1]1.72% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201036,912[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then34,278[35]0.32% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders33,481[35, 36]1.23% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then31,617[35]1.39% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then29,368[35]2.55% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then22,831[35]3.02% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then19,672[35]3.44% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then16,618[35]2.49% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,922[35]———

Barangays

Caraga is made up of 17 barangays.
Barangays of Caraga. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alvar6951.75%0.24% a yearabout 9.67 km²Rural
Caningag1,1862.99%0.78% a yearabout 14.91 km²Rural
Don Leon Balante1,1232.83%2.00% a yearabout 6.00 km²Rural
Lamiawan1,5213.84%0.62% a yearabout 17.37 km²Rural
Manorigao1,7404.39%1.12% a yearabout 10.01 km²Rural
Mercedes1,2923.26%1.99% a yearabout 112.88 km²Rural
Palma Gil1,8004.54%−1.13% a yearabout 86.05 km²Rural
Pichon4,55211.49%−1.97% a yearabout 88.33 km²Rural
Poblacion5,12312.93%−1.62% a yearabout 10.13 km²Urban
San Antonio2,2655.72%−0.71% a yearabout 12.99 km²Rural
San Jose1,6354.13%0.55% a yearabout 8.81 km²Rural
San Luis2,5216.36%0.29% a yearabout 8.15 km²Rural
San Miguel1,2703.2%2.67% a yearabout 11.47 km²Rural
San Pedro2,9607.47%0.66% a yearabout 10.53 km²Rural
Santa Fe2,1185.34%1.05% a yearabout 7.63 km²Rural
Santiago2,7276.88%0.61% a yearabout 18.21 km²Rural
Sobrecarey5,10212.87%0.21% a yearabout 141.43 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Caraga covers 800.15 km² of land, 50 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,259 m above the sea and it has 37.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
800.15 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
50 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.36406° N, 126.46231° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
1 m
Average
659 m
Highest
2,259 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

37.8 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Caraga River43.2 of 68.9 km
  2. Manorigao River23.5 of 44.5 km
  3. Kawaig River9.4 km
  4. Tigbawan River5.2 km
  5. Manay River2.8 of 19.7 km
  6. Casaoman River2.3 of 34.2 km
  7. Caraga River1.3 of 1.4 km
  8. Kawaig River0.6 km

Peaks[33]

  1. Mount Tagdalitheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[34]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 93 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 33 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
33.5% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 33 of every 100 people in Caraga lived below the poverty line in 2021 (33.5%)[22]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 28.5% and 38.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 5government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 50schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1beach

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Caraga. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[15, 16]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Davao Oriental[20, 21]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Ronie Sango Osnan[23]
    Vice mayor
    Rican Turlao Calig-Onan[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ronie Sango Osnan[24]
    Vice mayor
    Melody Anne Santos Benitez[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Alicia Benitez Mori[25]
    Vice mayor
    Melody Anne Santos Benitez[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alicia Benitez Mori[26]
    Vice mayor
    Marilyn Sy Iturralde[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Alicia Benitez Mori[27]
    Vice mayor
    Belshazzar Gagnao Sobrecarey[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    William Sobiaco Duma-an[28]
    Vice mayor
    Belshazzar Gagnao Sobrecarey[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Alicia Benitez Mori[29]
    Vice mayor
    Andresito Santos Burgos[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Alicia Mori[30]
    Vice mayor
    Andresito Burgos[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Stanley E. Mori[31]
    Vice mayor
    Samuel P. Domiguez[31]
Mayors and vice mayors of Caraga, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ronie Sango Osnan[23]Rican Turlao Calig-Onan[23]
2022–2025Ronie Sango Osnan[24]Melody Anne Santos Benitez[24]
2019–2022Alicia Benitez Mori[25]Melody Anne Santos Benitez[25]
2016–2019Alicia Benitez Mori[26]Marilyn Sy Iturralde[26]
2013–2016Alicia Benitez Mori[27]Belshazzar Gagnao Sobrecarey[27]
2010–2013William Sobiaco Duma-an[28]Belshazzar Gagnao Sobrecarey[28]
2007–2010Alicia Benitez Mori[29]Andresito Santos Burgos[29]
2004–2007Alicia Mori[30]Andresito Burgos[30]
2001–2004Stanley E. Mori[31]Samuel P. Domiguez[31]

History & Identity

Caraga's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Caraga in Now

How it got its name

Local traditionThe 1918 census says the word Caraga comes from the Caragas, the name given to the people living in what is now Surigao when the Spaniards arrived.[9]

Its story

The 1903 census report calls Caraga an old outpost of Spanish power on the east coast of Mindanao, run by the Recollect friars.[10]

The same report counts 1,357 tributes at Caraga in 1735, rising to 3,497 by 1800.[10]

The church of Caraga was built from 1877 by a Jesuit priest helped by another Jesuit, of wood, coral and stone, and it was finished in 1884 and made a parish.[11]

The National Historical Commission marker says the church served as the centre of the Jesuit mission that founded towns in the east of Mindanao in Spanish times.[11]

Manay, which had been a barrio of Caraga, was made a separate municipality in 1897, because its people found Caraga too far away over bad roads, says Manay's own town website.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1735

    The census later reported 1,357 tributes at Caraga, an east-coast Mindanao settlement under the Recollect friars.[10]

  2. 1800

    Caraga's count had risen to 3,497 tributes.[10]

  3. 1877

    Construction of the church of Caraga began, led by the Jesuits.[11]

  4. 1884

    The church of Caraga was finished and became a parish.[11]

  5. 1 October 1897

    Manay was given full autonomy as a municipality, separate from Caraga, after its residents petitioned for it.[12]

  6. 4 August 1969

    Congress granted a franchise for electric service within the Municipality of Caraga.[13]

  7. 24 June 1983

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 596 turned the town's municipal high school into the Caraga National High School.[14]

Nearby

Caraga shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Caraga beside Davao Oriental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental.

Caraga beside Davao Oriental
FigureCaragaDavao OrientalRank among the cities and municipalities of Davao Oriental
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary39,630[1, 2]590,0427th of 11
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−0.04% a year[1, 2]slower0.56% a year10th of 11
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary50[6]less crowded10310th of 11
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary800.15 km²[6]5,726.46 km²2nd of 11
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]higher3.6not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary25.8%[5]lower42.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental
47.6 km southwest
Manila
1,001.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. ManayDavao Oriental17.4 km south
  2. BagangaDavao Oriental23.3 km north
  3. TarragonaDavao Oriental31.9 km south
  4. MaragusanDavao de Oro34.4 km west
  5. New BataanDavao de Oro37.3 km northwest
  6. LuponDavao Oriental42.2 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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